Can My Ex Spouse Interfere With My Estate?

Hi, here’s a common question we get: Can my ex spouse interfere with my estate?

And the answer is, yes, they can. They can’t do it directly because an ex spouse is not someone who will inherit from you, and if there was ever a will that left them anything, the divorce nullifies that will.

However, they will work through proxies, your children, or stepchildren of your current spouse to interfere with your estate because they don’t want your current spouse to benefit from the estate. There’s hostility that remains.

So, we have to pick people in control of the estate and give them the proper powers to be able to fight effectively against these people who are trying to interfere with your estate.

That is all part of good estate planning, to look for where are the threats, and how are we going to resolve them. Those are the issues we like to deal with and talk to people all the time.

I hope this information has been helpful.

This material has been prepared for informational purposes only, and is not intended to provide, and should not be relied on for, specific tax, legal or accounting advice. We can only give specific advice upon consulting directly with you and reviewing your exact situation.